Today we are looking at naturally GREEN foods.
GREEN:
Apples
Artichoke
Asparagus
Avocado
Bamboo sprouts
Bean sprouts
Bell peppers
Bitter melon
bok choy
Broccoli
Broccolini
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Celery
Cucumbers
Edamame/Soy Beans
Green beans
Green peas
Green tea
Greens(arugula, beet, chard/swiss, collard, dandelion, kale, lettuce, mustard, spinach, turnip)
Limes
Okra
Olives
Pears
Snow peas
Watercress
Zucchini
Benefits:
Anti-cancer
Anti-inflammatory
Brain health
Cell protection
Cognitive health
Heart health
Liver health
*Information from the 2015 The Institute for Functional Medicine handout.
Next time we will look at BLUE/PURPLE/ BLACK foods
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Yesterday my husband came home from work not feeling good. He still does not feel good today. He is at work and has to work a double shift s...
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I have found an excellent resource for healthy living. Here is a link to the site The World's Healthiest Foods . There is a li...
I use a smoothie to get my greens in. I am trying to get more nutritious food.
ReplyDeleteI always say the best diet is eating the food God made, not the ones that were made by men in the lab.
Produce and meat were made by God. Chips, soda, and candy were made by men.
Though I admit I have a weakness for diet coke. Even over regular coke.
Chemicals...YUM!
I can understand your love of diet coke - loved it and drank it all the time till my husband brought home an article about the dangers of Aspertame. I went to Coke - and loved it for years. But have since realized that I just can't handle the caffeine - well the problem is that when I am drinking coke - when I don't have a coke - I would get bad headaches that would not go away even after drinking a coke - so I gave them up. I try to stay away from all sodas now - but Canada Dry is my favorite now - that or caffeine free root beer. But mostly just drink water. :O)
DeleteThat's good on you. I wish I could give up soda like that. But it is hard for me. I have been known to give it up for a few weeks, maybe a month, but then I get right back to it.
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